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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
4
National League teams Milwaukee Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati Chicago New York lead with records and percentages. Rain postponed games disrupted schedule while Cincinnati Philadelphia results show unsettled standings and key gaps in GB.
The American League standings show Chicago 37 20, New York 37 22, Detroit 26 30, Boston 20 34, Cleveland 40 17. Wednesday results include Boston 3 Detroit 2 and Chicago 11 Philadelphia 6. Other scores: New York 2 Baltimore 0 and Cleveland 5 Washington 1.
Ezzard Charles seeks to become the first former champion to reclaim the heavyweight title from Rocky Marciano in a June 17 showdown. The piece notes Marciano as the favorite, Charles age 32 facing 15 rounds, and mentions no TV in midwest markets with radio coverage starting 9 30 p m CST. It also covers local baseball and golf recaps and upcoming community games in Linton as side items.
The Cleveland Indians extended their winning streak to seven games as Don Messi earned a 5-1 win over Washington with four hits allowed before leaving in the seventh. Earlier wins in the streak came from Art Houtteman Bob Lemon Mike Garcia Early Wynn and Bob Feller. The White Sox beat the Athletics 11-6 to stay three games back.
The Linton baseball squad defeated Worthington 18 to 10 in a loose league game at the local diamond. Wayne Davis and Jerry Rice homered for Linton, Davis four hits in five trips. Melvin Kline started for Linton, Fred Bledsoe catcher's duties, Fred Harris pitched for Worthington, Jim Funkhouser catching. Next week features Linton vs Jasonville, Bloomfield vs Worthington, and Switz City vs Solsberry.
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